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Originally Posted by GolfNut6372
So the premise of the second amendment, as stated in the first 13 words, doesn't even apply anymore in the modern world.
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YOU ARE WRONG.
You have a completely uninformed understanding of the 2A.
THe militia is ALL of us. All able bodied Males ~16 - 60... we are the militia.
The security of the state doesn't mean just against foreign invaders... it means the security of the state... In other words, an armed citizenry is essential to keeping us Free.
Well regulated means functioning (not with rules etc).
From a grammar perspective the initial clause isn't binding anyway... its simply a justification, it doesn't negate the active part of the 2A, " the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
It would be just as valid to say
"A well rested population, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
You can argue whether the first part is actually true, but it doesn't negate the 2nd part of the amendment.